Data Annex
Overview of cases in 2020 involving Member State National Desks
| Member State National Desk | Cases initiated by the National Desk | Participation in cases initiated by other Desks | Participation in joint activities/meetings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New in 2020 | Number of countries involved | Ongoing from previous years | New in 2020 | Ongoing from previous years | Coordination meetings | Joint investigation teams | ||
| 2 | 3 or more | |||||||
| Belgium | 70 | 51 | 19 | 91 | 210 | 376 | 56 | 26 |
| Bulgaria | 143 | 142 | 1 | 185 | 170 | 230 | 19 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 135 | 119 | 16 | 165 | 124 | 180 | 25 | 33 |
| Germany | 522 | 453 | 69 | 305 | 561 | 781 | 99 | 54 |
| Estonia | 38 | 35 | 3 | 41 | 39 | 73 | 15 | 8 |
| Ireland | 38 | 34 | 4 | 81 | 85 | 132 | 22 | 2 |
| Greece | 219 | 212 | 7 | 466 | 124 | 187 | 16 | 4 |
| Spain | 209 | 191 | 18 | 178 | 458 | 633 | 61 | 9 |
| France | 266 | 191 | 75 | 471 | 451 | 539 | 87 | 55 |
| Croatia | 50 | 47 | 3 | 24 | 94 | 111 | 2 | - |
| Italy | 344 | 278 | 66 | 497 | 403 | 478 | 91 | 53 |
| Cyprus | 23 | 23 | - | 27 | 63 | 207 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | 68 | 56 | 12 | 40 | 49 | 138 | 14 | 9 |
| Lithuania | 59 | 47 | 12 | 46 | 87 | 128 | 24 | 8 |
| Luxembourg | 14 | 11 | 3 | 46 | 67 | 155 | 3 | - |
| Hungary | 231 | 196 | 35 | 193 | 141 | 190 | 21 | 16 |
| Malta | 16 | 15 | 1 | 34 | 61 | 137 | 7 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 138 | 123 | 15 | 257 | 335 | 441 | 90 | 21 |
| Austria | 139 | 121 | 18 | 164 | 178 | 259 | 16 | 12 |
| Poland | 153 | 140 | 13 | 182 | 268 | 398 | 30 | 27 |
| Portugal | 115 | 99 | 16 | 98 | 118 | 170 | 10 | 1 |
| Romania | 233 | 203 | 30 | 169 | 268 | 328 | 65 | 51 |
| Slovenia | 208 | 184 | 24 | 111 | 49 | 105 | 10 | 7 |
| Slovakia | 117 | 112 | 5 | 151 | 111 | 189 | 15 | 22 |
| Finland | 86 | 71 | 15 | 41 | 46 | 86 | 16 | 7 |
| Sweden | 175 | 140 | 35 | 238 | 88 | 144 | 53 | 22 |
| Total | 3809 | 3294 | 515 | 4301 | * | * | * | * |
* These columns cannot be summed up, since more than one National Desk can be requested to participate in a single case, and coordination meetings and JITs are often co-organised.
Overview of cases in 2020 involving Liaison Prosecutors
| Liaison Prosecutor | Cases initiated by the Liaison Prosecutor | Participation in cases initiated by other Desks | Participation in joint activities/meetings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New in 2020 | Number of countries involved | Ongoing from previous years | New in 2020 | Ongoing from previous years | Coordination meetings | Joint investigation teams | ||
| 2 | 3 or more | |||||||
| Georgia | 2 | - | 2 | - | 14 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Montenegro | 10 | 10 | - | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | - |
| North Macedonia | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 3 | - |
| Norway | 82 | 73 | 9 | 65 | 40 | 63 | 23 | 9 |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 60 | 47 | 10 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 145 | 118 | 27 | 177 | 132 | 299 | 31 | 18 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 58 | 75 | 19 | 13 |
| United States | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 38 | 110 | 21 | - |
| Total | 291 | 238 | 53 | 276 | * | * | * | * |
* These columns cannot be summed up, since more than one National Desk can be requested to participate in a single case, and coordination meetings and JITs are often co-organised.
Overview of cases in 2020 involving the Representative of Denmark
| Cases initiated by the Liaison Prosecutor | Participation in cases initiated by other Desks | Participation in joint activities/meetings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New in 2020 | Number of countries involved | Ongoing from previous years | New in 2020 | Ongoing from previous years | Coordination meetings | Joint investigation teams | |
| 2 | 3 or more | ||||||
| 53 | 43 | 10 | - | 77 | 131 | 18 | 13 |
Overview of cases in 2020 involving the United Kingdom
| Cases initiated by the Liaison Prosecutor | Participation in cases initiated by other Desks | Participation in joint activities/meetings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New in 2020 | Number of countries involved | Ongoing from previous years | New in 2020 | Ongoing from previous years | Coordination meetings | Joint investigation teams | |
| 2 | 3 or more | ||||||
| 47 | 41 | 6 | 19 | 434 | 646 | 64 | 65 |
Casework involving EIOs and EAWs in 2020
| Judicial tools | New cases in 2020 | Ongoing from previous years | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Investigation Order (EIO) | 1772 | 1387 | 3159 |
| European Arrest Warrant (EAW) | 572 | 712 | 1284 |
Casework, meetings and joint activities in the priority crime areas, 2017-2020
| Crime types | Cases* | Coordination meetings | Joint investigation teams** | Coordination centres / action days | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Terrorism | 177 | 190 | 222 | 217 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cybercrime | 176 | 218 | 247 | 334 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Migrant smuggling | 153 | 157 | 187 | 217 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Swindling and fraud | 1630 | 1924 | 2262 | 2647 | 75 | 87 | 112 | 91 | 46 | 50 | 65 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Money laudering | 858 | 1041 | 1265 | 1460 | 86 | 94 | 138 | 101 | 44 | 49 | 72 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Drug trafficking | 719 | 896 | 1003 | 1169 | 40 | 78 | 80 | 87 | 29 | 42 | 51 | 50 | 4 | - | 2 | 4 |
| Trafficking in human beings | 287 | 343 | 399 | 397 | 57 | 43 | 54 | 56 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 48 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Crimes against the financial interests of the EU (PIF crimes) | 127 | 137 | 228 | 286 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Environmental crime | 19 | 38 | 41 | 51 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Corruption | 197 | 222 | 250 | 286 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mobile organised crime groups | 482 | 541 | 598 | 721 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Core international crimes | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
* Sum of new cases and ongoing cases from previous years: The data contained in this table were extracted from Eurojust's Case Management System in February 2021. Due to the ongoing nature of cases, possible discrepancies with previously reported numbers may exist, and statistics may be updated in the future.
** Sum of newly established JITs and ongoing JITs from previous years
Cases by crime type in 2020
| Crime type | New | Ongoing1 | Total | Projection2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindling and fraud | 1264 | 1383 | 2647 |  |
| Money laundering | 595 | 865 | 1460 | |
| Drug trafficking | 562 | 607 | 1169 | |
| Mobile organise crime groups (MOCG)3 | 380 | 341 | 721 | |
| Trafficking in human beings | 163 | 234 | 397 | |
| Cybercrime | 174 | 160 | 334 | |
| Corruption | 93 | 193 | 286 |  |
| PIF crimes4 | 128 | 158 | 286 | |
| Migrant smuggling | 99 | 118 | 217 | |
| Terrorism | 69 | 148 | 217 | |
| Environmental crime | 20 | 31 | 51 | |
| Core international crimes | 12 | - | 12 | |
Upward trendNo major shift expected
Downward trend1 As of January 2020. Due to the ongoing nature of the cases, the figures in this column can change after the reporting period.
2 The projection for 2021-2023 of the need for judicial cooperation in these crime areas is based on casework trends over the previous 5 years.
3 Itinerant criminal networks operating across the European Union, usually specialised in crime areas such as burglary, robbery of armoured vehicles, and metal theft.
4 Crimes against the financial interests of the European Union for which Eurojust retains competence.
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